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Dr Matt Parker @parkerlab.bsky.social · Jul 10

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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · Jun 21

Hi @reformuk.bsky.social when are you going to do something about Reform UK Cornwall and their disgusting Facebook account?

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Zebrafish Rock! @zebrafishrock.bsky.social · Jun 21

@wonglab.bsky.social‬ (Learning/ Behaviour)
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-00423-6

@parkerlab.bsky.social‬ (Husbandry/ Novel Tank Test)
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41684-025-01548-x

Cell Biology

@kkostova.bsky.social‬ (Ribosomopathy)
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molcel.2025.04.017 (11/38)

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Dr Matt Parker @parkerlab.bsky.social · May 8

Looking to apply for a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoc Fellowship? Consider my lab at @uniofsurrey.bsky.social We work on behaviour and brain in zebrafish. PM me for a chat if interested!
marie-sklodowska-curie-actions.ec.europa.eu/node/1410

#MSCA #Postdoc #Neuroscience #Zebrafish #VR #Acad

MSCA opens €404.3 million call for Postdoctoral Fellowships

Postdoctoral Fellowships offer researchers holding a PhD the opportunity to acquire new skills through advanced training and international, interdisciplinary, and inter-sectoral mobility.

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Leanne Proops @leanneproops.bsky.social · May 29

Something we've been meaning to do for years - documenting horse facial expressions during social interactions using EquiFACS. Well done @kate-lewis.bsky.social! And thanks for the netFACS support @jmicheletta.bsky.social 🐴
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Kate Lewis @kate-lewis.bsky.social · May 28

🚨 New paper alert! 🚨

We have created the first anatomically based ethogram of horse facial behaviour, covering a broad range of distinct behaviours from aggression through to play 🐴

Check it out here: peerj.com/articles/193...

@leanneproops.bsky.social
@uop-ccep.bsky.social

An ethogram of facial behaviour in domestic horses: evolutionary perspectives on form and function

Understanding cause and function of animal facial behaviour can provide key insights into the animal’s cognitive and emotional state. The Equine Facial Action Coding System (EquiFACS) has characterise...

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Dr Matt Parker @parkerlab.bsky.social · May 28

Our new paper in PeerJ

An ethogram of facial behaviour in domestic horses: evolutionary perspectives on form and function

peerj.com/articles/193...

@peerj.bsky.social

An ethogram of facial behaviour in domestic horses: evolutionary perspectives on form and function

Understanding cause and function of animal facial behaviour can provide key insights into the animal’s cognitive and emotional state. The Equine Facial Action Coding System (EquiFACS) has characterise...

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Dr Matt Parker @parkerlab.bsky.social · May 24

Dr Matt Parker @parkerlab.bsky.social · May 8

Looking to apply for a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoc Fellowship? Consider my lab at @uniofsurrey.bsky.social We work on behaviour and brain in zebrafish. PM me for a chat if interested!
marie-sklodowska-curie-actions.ec.europa.eu/node/1410

#MSCA #Postdoc #Neuroscience #Zebrafish #VR #Acad

MSCA opens €404.3 million call for Postdoctoral Fellowships

Postdoctoral Fellowships offer researchers holding a PhD the opportunity to acquire new skills through advanced training and international, interdisciplinary, and inter-sectoral mobility.

marie-sklodowska-curie-actions.ec.europa.eu

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Dr Matt Parker @parkerlab.bsky.social · May 26

Just out in Lab Animal: our new global multi-lab zebrafish study is live! Housing and husbandry variables can significantly alter zebrafish anxiety-like behaviour. This is a call for better reporting and #standardisation in #zebrafish research. @uniofsurrey.bsky.social

Open access: rdcu.be/enHLj

Housing and husbandry factors affecting zebrafish novel tank test responses: a global multi-laboratory study

Lab Animal - This Article presents the results of a global multi-laboratory study assessing the effects of housing conditions and experimental settings on novel tank test responses in adult zebrafish.

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Dr Matt Parker @parkerlab.bsky.social · May 24

Dr Matt Parker @parkerlab.bsky.social · May 8

Looking to apply for a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoc Fellowship? Consider my lab at @uniofsurrey.bsky.social We work on behaviour and brain in zebrafish. PM me for a chat if interested!
marie-sklodowska-curie-actions.ec.europa.eu/node/1410

#MSCA #Postdoc #Neuroscience #Zebrafish #VR #Acad

MSCA opens €404.3 million call for Postdoctoral Fellowships

Postdoctoral Fellowships offer researchers holding a PhD the opportunity to acquire new skills through advanced training and international, interdisciplinary, and inter-sectoral mobility.

marie-sklodowska-curie-actions.ec.europa.eu

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Alan McElligott @amcell.bsky.social · May 13

"Ethics of animal behaviour and welfare research" [6 articles, 2023/2024] with @parkerlab.bsky.social - #AnimalEthics #ResearchEthics journals.sagepub.com/topic/collec...

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Dr Matt Parker @parkerlab.bsky.social · May 8

Looking to apply for a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoc Fellowship? Consider my lab at @uniofsurrey.bsky.social We work on behaviour and brain in zebrafish. PM me for a chat if interested!
marie-sklodowska-curie-actions.ec.europa.eu/node/1410

#MSCA #Postdoc #Neuroscience #Zebrafish #VR #Acad

MSCA opens €404.3 million call for Postdoctoral Fellowships

Postdoctoral Fellowships offer researchers holding a PhD the opportunity to acquire new skills through advanced training and international, interdisciplinary, and inter-sectoral mobility.

marie-sklodowska-curie-actions.ec.europa.eu

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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · Apr 26

Why didn't 341 MPs sign a letter urging Keir Starmer to create new opportunities for young British people to work and travel in Europe? Do the Greens pose a danger to Labour from the left? This and other questions answered in this week's political diary ⤵️

Pecksniff: 62 Labour MPs want closer EU ties! (But apparently 341 don’t)

In which Mr Pecksniff lays before his readers for their approval certain observations and speculations reflecting on the political life

eastangliabylines.co.uk

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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · Mar 1

This weeks cover from @theneweuropean.bsky.social was spot on as always

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Katherine Stiles @katherinestiles.org · Mar 1

PhDs and postdocs are in limbo while universities across the US scale back admissions and new hires while they assess the financial impact of proposed federal funding cuts. #HigherEd #AcademicSky #EduSky

US Universities Reduce PhD Admissions in Response to Federal Funding Cuts

Amid cuts to federal funding, US universities tighten budgets, forcing PhD students and early-career researchers to navigate an uncertain future.

www.the-scientist.com

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · Feb 22

He nails it.

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Dr Matt Parker @parkerlab.bsky.social · Feb 22

Our latest new study shows that stimulant & non-stimulant #ADHD meds affect lipid & amino acid metabolism in similar ways—challenging the idea that they work differently! Even amlodipine mimics their effects, further supporting it's potential

🔗 authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S...

#zebrafish

ScienceDirect.com | Science, health and medical journals, full text articles and books.

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Dr Matt Parker @parkerlab.bsky.social · Feb 20

www.dailymail.co.uk/health/artic...

Common drug taken by millions may banish ADHD symptoms, study suggests

Currently, ADHD medication - while effective - can come with significant side effects including headaches, sleep disturbance and loss of appetite.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Dr Matt Parker @parkerlab.bsky.social · Feb 20

Our new study found amlodipine reduces hyperactivity in ADHD-model #zebrafish & rats and is supported by genetic evidence linking #ADHD to its target pathways.

Could L-type calcium channels hold the key to non-stimulant ADHD treatments?

www.surrey.ac.uk/news/blood-p....

Blood pressure drug could be a safer alternative for treating ADHD symptoms, finds study | University of Surrey

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Stephen Curry @scurry.bsky.social · Feb 19

I hear this has generated some fury on X, so would be pleased if people could keep sharing as it is an attempt to be clear about the free speech implications of my open letter.

Stephen Curry @scurry.bsky.social · Feb 18

A response to the Free Speech Union’s article on my letter to the Royal Society
occamstypewriter.org/scurry/2025/...

Response to the Free Speech Union’s article on my letter to the Royal Society | Reciprocal Space

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Dr Matt Parker @parkerlab.bsky.social · Feb 14

Check out our new #ADHD paper. Amlodipine reduces hyperactivity & impulsivity in #zebrafish & rats, crosses the blood-brain barrier, and alters neural activity. Human genetic data links ADHD to Ca+ targeted by amlodipine, with UK Biobank evidence supporting its potential benefits.
rdcu.be/d9TtB

Validation of L-type calcium channel blocker amlodipine as a novel ADHD treatment through cross-species analysis, drug-target Mendelian randomization, and clinical evidence from medical records

Neuropsychopharmacology - Validation of L-type calcium channel blocker amlodipine as a novel ADHD treatment through cross-species analysis, drug-target Mendelian randomization, and clinical...

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Retraction Watch @retractionwatch.com · Feb 13

"The scientific literature is an essential ocean of knowledge, in which floats an alarming amount of junk."

Reflecting on RFK Jr.'s use of scholarly papers in his confirmation hearings.

The Scientific Literature Can’t Save Us Now

You can cite peer-reviewed research in support of almost any claim, no matter how absurd.

www.theatlantic.com

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Claire Hart @drnarcissism.bsky.social · Feb 6

My PhD student is looking for Facebook users to complete her study. Please complete and/or share if you can: tinyurl.com/StudySOS

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Berta Verd @bertaverd.bsky.social · Feb 5

I am recruiting an #ERC funded PostDoc to work on the evolution of vertebral counts in cichlids. This is an experimental project & will be looking for candidates with experience generating reporter lines, live-imaging and experimental embryology.
Application deadline: 25th Feb.
tinyurl.com/33jbu8fa

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Dr Matt Parker @parkerlab.bsky.social · Feb 5

Great work! Gold mine 👏👏